Art in Portland

Onyx Perspectives Event Dates: 11/4/2010 - 12/31/2010 Gallerie Rene 207 SW Pine Street Portland Oregon 97204 503-223-1022 GALLERIE RENE' "Onyx Perspectives" Members of this Seattle-based organization reprise their February engagement and showcase selected works in oil, acrylic, mixed media, sculpture and fabric.  This group of mature artists represents a cross section of professionals including graphic artists, engineers, public employees and accountants, among others, who brin ga seasoned perspective and skil to their respective media. George Jennings, 2010 featured artist, is joined by founding member and acrylic painter Robert Horton, Al Doggett, Esther Ervin, Earnie Thomas, Chas Lindsey, Carletta Carrington Wilson, Sharon Geraci and others.

The Art of Esther Ervin

New Facebook Page from Esther Ervin

Picasso and African Art

Talking Arts visited the Picasso exhibition this weekend at the Seattle Art Museum.   It is an amazing and exhaustive show with over 150 pieces of work from a man that produced over 50,000 works of art during his lifetime.   

Click here for selected works by Picasso 

One of the most important aspects of this great artist career is how much he was influenced by Africa and African Art.  Early on in the exhibition, the Seattle Art Museum goes to great length to insure your understanding of this influence and points out via specific paintings how this influence shapes specific works.    This show will only be in 3 US Cities.  Go and check it out, this is a rare opportunity to see one of the more important artist of the 20^th Century.  

This show will be at the Seattle Art Museum until January 17, 2011.

22nd Annual Earshot Jazz Festival

Seattle’s annual Earshot Jazz Festival kicked off on Friday (October 15th).  There are many, many great acts and you should see as many as you can.  There are a couple that I will attend when I return from Portland on Thursday. 

Look for me at the DBR & Emeline Michel show at the TRIPLE DOOR this Thursday, October 21 at 7PM

 "This Haitian-American violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain, has huge classical chops and is a musical omnivore (he has performed with Lady Gaga and the Boston Pops).  He appears with the “queen of Haitian song,”  Emeline Michel.  During her two-decade-long career as a singer, songwriter, and dancer, Michel has brought together sensibilities that span several generations.  Dubbed the “queen of Haitian song,” Michel is most well-known for bringing political and social messages to a combination of native Haitian forms such as the compas, twoubadou, and rara. 


Presented by City Arts Festival and Earshot Jazz.  $20 advance, $25 day of show, Earshot members $2 discount  

I will also be at the James Carter, John Medeski, “Heaven on Earth” band show this Friday, October 22, at the TRIPLE DOOR. 

The incredible saxophonist James Carter and organist John Medeski (Medeski Martin & Wood) take us on a jazz-jam ride into the ionosphere with guitarist Adam Rodgers, bassist Ralphe Armstrong, and drummer Lee Pearson. 

Co-presented with City Arts Festival.  $30 general, $28 members/seniors, $20 students  

See you there.

Noah Davis Homecoming

Seattle native (now a Big Time LA artist), Noah Davis will be "presented" to Seattle by the James Harris Gallery in an exhibition of his new paintings 

October 14 - November 27, 2010
312 2nd Ave. S.
Seattle, WA, 98104

Phone: 206-903-6220
Fax: 206-903-6226
mail@jamesharrisgallery.com

A reception for the Artist is scheduled for October 14th at 6:00pm

Inspired by photographs and art history, the artist paints psychological narratives that range from the surreal to the absurd. His work is infused with expressionism and emotional intensity. Davis’ paintings bear the mark of his brush and the tactile quality of the paint to create synthesis between figuration and gesture. he paintings stand in as narrator for forgotten or suppressed moments in history as told through a modern lens. 

Noah Davis was born in 1983 in Seattle, Washington and lives and works in Los Angeles. Noah Davis attended The Cooper Union School of Art in New York. His work has recently been featured in group shows including 30 Americans at the Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL (2008-2009); Face Forward at the Columbia University, New York, NY (2008). He has had solo exhibitions at Roberts & Tilton, Los Angeles, Galerie Annarumma 404, Naples, Italy and at the Tilton Gallery in New York.

 

 James Harris Gallery

2010 Earshot Jazz Festival

Seattle’s annual Earshot Jazz Festival returns October 15 and continues through November 7 with more than 50 distinctive concert events in venues all around the city.

Hadley Caliman 1932 -2010

Hadley Caliman passed yesterday.  He was one of the 20th and 21st century's greatest musicians.  He was a friend and will be missed.  Hadley Caliman was born January 12, 1932 and left us September 8, 2010. 

The opening reception for the 6th Annual Art Exhibition for the Onyx Fine Arts Collective (formerly Pacific NW African American Fine Arts Association) was yesterday (Sunday, September 5th) at Art/Not Terminal Gallery in Seattle, WA.

Al Doggett of Seattle, WA took first place in the juried competion with his masterpiece "Returning Home". My peresonal co-favorite however was the piece called Gaurdian VI by Sharon Geraci from Portland, OR.

The feature artist this year was George Jennings who will have a one person show at the Autumn's Framing & Gallery at 537 Main Street in Edmonds, WA from September 15 through October 19.

This exhibition is definitely worth your time.

ARTIST RECEPTION

Sunday, August 22nd
from 2:00pm - 4:00pm

C Art Gallery

855 Hiawatha Place
SouthSeattle, WA 98144

Meet Fine Artist Esperanza Grundy as she returns to C Art Gallery with her new work Bedside Tables.A collection of work in acrylic collage that brings vibrant color and objects to life.The exhibit will be at the gallery August 22 - September 9.You can view Grundy's work at www.cartgallery.net and purchase work on line.

Reggie Goings and Hadley Caliman
Sunday, October 3, 20103:00 - 7:00 p.m.Cover $8.00

Tula's Jazz Club
2214 2nd Avenue (Belltown)
Seattle, WA

For more information, contact Tula's at:(206) 443-4221
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Jazzin' on 15

Reggie Goings & Hadley Caliman Quintet
September 15 · 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Northwest African American Museum (NAAM)
2300 S. Massachusetts St
Seattle, WA

FOR THE MATURE & SOPHISTICATED CROWD

Join Jazz Fans from 6 - 8pm on the 15th of each month for an exciting jazz presentation series

$15 per person

Reservations Requested - seating is limited!

Price includes light appetizers, entrance to the museum and music by Seattle's finest musicians

FOR RESERVATIONS CALL THE MUSEUM STORE at (206) 518-5237
or stop by during museum hours

Museum Hours:

Wednesday and Friday: 11:00am - 4:30pm
Thursday: 11:00 - 7:00pm (First & Second Thursday are FREE)
Saturday: 11:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday: 12:00pm - 4:00pm

ONYX EXHIBITION (September 4 to September 29, 2010)

Art/Not Terminal Gallery (A/NT)

2045 Westlake Avenue,

Seattle, Washington 98121

ONYX FINE ARTS COLLECTIVE

The Onyx Fine Arts Collective is the newly named organization that grew out of the Northwest African American Fine Art Association (NAAFA). When Robert Horton and Annie Hudson-McKnight founded NAAFA in 2005, they dreamed of creating an event that would give greater visibility to the work created by African American artists. Their dream became a reality and for five years the annual fine art exhibit has showcased works by artists of African descent. Recently however, NAAFA has grown into a larger organization. Horton has been joined by a group of volunteers and a dedicated organizing committee to facilitate the the annual event. Our new name and logo exemplify this change.

The new identity further enhances our increasing presence in the Northwest and beyond. The properties of Onyx, a black gem stone that represents positive energy, guards against negativity, fortifies self-confidence and sharpens the senses, further inspires us to develop and grow professionally.

The mission of Onyx is the same as that of NAAFA. We continue to encourage, support, promote and bring greater visibility and opportunities to artists of African decent.

The success of Onyx is the direct result of generous support from you, the Seattle and greater Pacific Northwest communities. We would appreciate your continued assistance and look forward to your presence as we continue developing in our relationship as artists, arts patrons and supporters.

Organizing committee members are: Robert Horton, Al Doggett, Esther Ervin, Sharon Geraci, Charlotte Hudson, Chaz Lindsey, DeAnna Martin, Ashby Reed, Earnest Thomas, and Carletta Carrington Wilson.

http://onyxarts.org/index.html

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